The first thing I did when I saw his name is I ran it through the clerk of courts and I was like, aw man, he's in big trouble.

NPR: 17 min 50 sec

Griffith pulled it off seamlessly: As you watch him, you understand how the smiling, aw-shucks, I'm-just-a-country-boy Lonesome Rhodes could cynically use the then-new medium of national television to become as powerful as the president, while privately holding his viewers in utter contempt.

CNN: Andy Griffith's crowning achievement

Now, normally I have no problem with Packers fans: blue-collar team, aw-shucks fans, hallowed tradition, cool logo, etc, etc.

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